Chapter 11 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REV. MR. OLIPHANT TO MR. OTWAY. To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
Chapter 11 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
speak to
From this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “REV.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
In this reading “To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
speak to
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
dearly loved
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
be worthy or deserving
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
an old word for “before”
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
the literary culture
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIPHANT TO MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OTWAY.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading REV.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLIPHANT TO MR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To you, my dear friend, I address myself upon the present occasion, though gratitude has long ere this, dictated a return of my best acknowledgments to Mrs. Douglas, for _two_ such letters as deserve indeed my heart-felt thanks.
Chapter 11 of Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 3 of 3) by William Pitt Scargill holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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